In Persepolis Marjane Satrapi grows up in a world stripped of many freedoms we observe in the United States of America. There are three different aspects of this story that I connected to. The first connection I made was in the chapter called The Vegetable “My mental transformation was followed by my physical metamorphosis.” (189 The second connection was her outspoken nature that wasn’t always appreciated by some people. The third connection is slightly odd but to her living in a regime where one misstep got her in a lot of trouble. A physical metamorphosis is exactly what I went through in sixth to eighth grade. Just like Marjane nothing came in at the same time. First, I grew like a weed. I started at around 4’7 and grew to the height
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Marjane Satrapi is in a regime where stepping out of line can get you in trouble. For me with lactose intolerance and IBS(irritable bowel syndrome) stepping out of line can cause great pain. I know that my restrictiveness is nowhere near hers but the way that even a small slip up can cause great problems, reminds me of my lactose intolerance and IBS. For the past three years I have been dealing with some extreme pains and all of the doctors couldn't figure out what was wrong. One finally recommend a restrictive diet and that helped me feel a lot better. But, now I have the problem of remembering not to eat the things that set me off. The smallest amount of dairy can make me feel the worst pain and sickness. It is one deviation from the diet that can make my day ruined because moving is to much for me. The biggest problem with that is how much dairy was my favorite food before this. My favorite food in the world is ice cream and my favorite drink chocolate milk. This means for me if I knowingly drink it I have to accept the consequences. Even though Marjane’s consequences were much worse then mine I really understood how hard it is to stay in line and follow all of the rules that come with being restricted. You never realize what you take advantage of until it is
Marjane Satrapi is in a regime where stepping out of line can get you in trouble. For me with lactose intolerance and IBS(irritable bowel syndrome) stepping out of line can cause great pain. I know that my restrictiveness is nowhere near hers but the way that even a small slip up can cause great problems, reminds me of my lactose intolerance and IBS. For the past three years I have been dealing with some extreme pains and all of the doctors couldn't figure out what was wrong. One finally recommend a restrictive diet and that helped me feel a lot better. But, now I have the problem of remembering not to eat the things that set me off. The smallest amount of dairy can make me feel the worst pain and sickness. It is one deviation from the diet that can make my day ruined because moving is to much for me. The biggest problem with that is how much dairy was my favorite food before this. My favorite food in the world is ice cream and my favorite drink chocolate milk. This means for me if I knowingly drink it I have to accept the consequences. Even though Marjane’s consequences were much worse then mine I really understood how hard it is to stay in line and follow all of the rules that come with being restricted. You never realize what you take advantage of until it is